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In this 1942 photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History, soldiers work at a makeshift bench while working on the Alaska Highway, in the Northern Sector of Alaska. Nearly 4,000 segregated black soldiers helped build the highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but drawing attention as the 75th anniversary approaches. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History via AP)
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In this 1942 photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History, a soldier places dynamite during construction of the Alaska Highway in the Northern Sector of Alaska. Nearly 4,000 segregated black soldiers helped build the highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but drawing attention as the 75th anniversary approaches. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History via AP)
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In this 1942 photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History, soldiers try to free a bulldozer stuck in mud during construction of the Alaska Highway, in the Northern Sector of Alaska. Nearly 4,000 segregated black soldiers helped build the highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but drawing attention as the 75th anniversary approaches. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History via AP)
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In this 1942 photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History, an African-American soldier leans over to peer through surveyor's transit during construction of the Alaska Highway in the Northern Sector of Alaska. Nearly 4,000 segregated black soldiers helped build the highway across Alaska and Canada during World War II, a contribution largely ignored for decades but drawing attention as the 75th anniversary approaches. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History via AP)
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Illustration on energy week by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Illustration on draining the Washington swamp by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency
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Left to right, Sandoval County Commission Chairman Don Chapman, Undersheriff Karl Wiese and Zia Pueblo Lt. Gov. Jerome Lucero point to the boundary of tribal land north of Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, June 26, 2017. New Mexico land managers are partnering with Zia Pueblo to fence off more than 5 square miles of state trust land in hopes of curbing illegal dumping and shooting in the area. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Shotgun shells and broken glass litter the ground in a remote area north of Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, June 26, 2017. New Mexico land managers are partnering with Zia Pueblo to fence off the area in hopes of curbing illegal dumping and shooting on state trust land and adjacent tribal land. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Shotgun shells and broken glass litter the ground in a remote area north of Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, June 26, 2017. New Mexico land managers are partnering with Zia Pueblo to fence off the area in hopes of curbing illegal dumping and shooting on state trust land and adjacent tribal land. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Broken glass, shotgun shells and clay targets litter the ground in a remote area north of Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, June 26, 2017. New Mexico land managers are partnering with Zia Pueblo to fence off the area in hopes of curbing illegal dumping and shooting on state trust land and adjacent tribal land. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Left to right, Sandoval County Commission Chairman Don Chapman, Undersheriff Karl Wiese and state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn review a map where a new fence is being erected near Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, June 26, 2017. New Mexico land managers are partnering with Zia Pueblo to fence off the area in hopes of curbing illegal dumping and shooting on state trust land and adjacent tribal land. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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Officials with Sandoval County assess trash that has been illegal dumped over decades on state trust land in a remote stretch of desert north of Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, June 26, 2017. New Mexico land managers are partnering with Zia Pueblo to fence off the area in hopes of curbing illegal dumping and shooting in the area. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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A mass of vehicles fills a desert canyon in a remote area north of Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, June 26, 2017. New Mexico land managers are partnering with Zia Pueblo to fence off the area in hopes of curbing illegal dumping and shooting on state trust land and adjacent tribal land. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, water flows through an irrigation canal to crops near Lemoore, Calif. The federal regulators evaluating Gov. Jerry Brown's decades-old ambitions to re-engineer the water supplies from California's largest river are promising a status update Monday, June 26, 2017, as Brown's $16 billion proposal to shunt part of the Sacramento through two mammoth tunnels awaits a crucial yes or no from national agencies. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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In a June 15, 2017 photo, Sally Gorrill, a captain in the U.S. Army, removes unauthorized markings from a tree along a trail in a wilderness area of the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. Several soldiers looking to transition to a new career are spending the summer in the forest as part of an internship, getting training in land management skills as they prepare to transition out of the service. (Terry Asbridge via AP)
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In this June 25, 2017, photo released by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle, shows floodwaters from the Kings River surrounding homes at the Kings River Golf and Country Club in Kingsburg, Calif. Authorities say 90 homes remain under mandatory evacuation orders following levee breaches along the Kings River in Central California. The Kings River began to flood Wednesday about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Fresno as temperatures soared, melting snow in the Sierra Nevada and sending it downstream. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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This June 25, 2017, photo taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle and released by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office shows flooding from the Kings River at the Kings River Golf and Country Club in Kingsburg, Calif. Authorities say 90 homes remain under mandatory evacuation orders following levee breaches along the Kings River in Central California. The Kings River began to flood Wednesday about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Fresno as temperatures soared, melting snow in the Sierra Nevada and sending it downstream. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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This June 25, 2017, photo taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle and released by the Tulare County Sheriff's Office shows flooding from the Kings River at the Kings River Golf and Country Club in Kingsburg, Calif. Authorities say 90 homes remain under mandatory evacuation orders following levee breaches along the Kings River in Central California. The Kings River began to flood Wednesday about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Fresno as temperatures soared, melting snow in the Sierra Nevada and sending it downstream. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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In this Friday, June 16, 2017, photo, water flows from a replica of the Oroville Dam spillway at Utah State University's Water Research Laboratory, in Logan, Utah. California water officials are relying on key hydrology tests being performed on the replica of the spillway to pinpoint what repairs will work best at the tallest dam in the U.S for a spillway that was torn apart in February. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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In this Friday, June 16, 2017, photo, water flows from a replica of the Oroville Dam spillway at Utah State University's Water Research Laboratory, in Logan, Utah. California water officials are relying on key hydrology tests being performed on the replica of the spillway to pinpoint what repairs will work best at the tallest dam in the U.S for a spillway that was torn apart in February. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
